Empower Pragati, an investee company of the National Skill Development Corporation of India, is an India-based private sector social enterprise specializing in livelihood skill development and community development to empower India's disadvantaged youth. It was started in 2010 with an aim to bridge the gap in the skill development area, as India would need almost 500 million skilled people by 2022. Empower believes that all youth are capable of gainful employment, but those living in urban and rural poverty lack the required education and opportunity. Our ventures focus on innovative vocational and skills training programs that seek to create sustainable livelihoods for the urban and rural poor. With a mission of "Transforming Lives, Skilling India.' Our target population includes unemployed youth, adolescent girls, migrants/displaced communities, underprivileged children, minority groups and persons with disability.
Read More